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Round 1
Martins lands a couple leg kicks outside, then one to the body, and
the crowd is reacting for the Brazilian early. Larsen gets hold of
a leg, can’t take Martins down, but cracks him with a right hand
against the fence. Martins has to defend a single-leg on the fence
for a moment, then gets slugged with an elbow as Larsen backs off.
Larsen hits a counter-punch off a leg kick, comes up just short
with a leaping knee to the body. A straight right hand puts Martins
on his posterior. Larsen stands over him and Martins goes for a
leg, then a calf slicer. Larsen pulls his leg free and holds the
now-standing Martins on the fence. They get off the cage with about
two minutes left in the round. Both men swinging punches now,
neither landing anything clean, but Martins pops Larsen with a knee
as the American shoots in and hits a takedown. Martins stands up
and is immediately double-legged back to the mat. Martins is soon
back on his feet again, and now he’s putting together punches on
Larsen. The Brazilian slips on a leg kick and Larsen comes down to
Martins’ guard for the final 30 seconds of the round.

Round 2
Martins zaps Larsen with a nice uppercut, but the American stands
firm in the middle of the cage to continue striking. Larsen comes
in behind a big overhand right and holds Martins on the fence.
Larsen works on a single-leg for a few seconds, backs up and gets
hit with a short punch. Back on the single-leg goes Larsen; he
doesn’t try long this time, backing out with just over three
minutes left in the frame. Larsen eats a straight punch and
counters with a left hook, but the punch from Martins seems to have
opened up a large cut under Larsen’s right eye. Martins lands an
uppercut as Larsen walks him down on the fence and goes after
another single-leg. A clubbing left hook from Larsen backs Martins
off. A pair of hard right hands has Martins on rubbery legs again,
but Larsen just can’t polish him off. Another wide right knocks the
spit out of Martins’ mouth before the end of the round.

Round 3
Larsen rushes at Martins, throwing punches, and eats a right on the
jaw from the Brazilian. Larsen falls on his face and Martins lands
a couple hammer-fists before referee Mario Yamasaki can intervene.
The official time of the stoppage is 13 seconds of round three,
with Lucas Martins scoring a knockout for his first UFC win.

Round 1
Formiga puts Cariaso on the fence, working a high double-leg and
putting the American on the floor less than one minute into the
round. Cariaso stands and is instantly tripped back down, where
Formiga begins working to take the back. Cariaso goes to his back
and throws up a triangle which is easily slipped by the Brazilian.
Formiga quickly moves from half-guard to side control on Cariaso’s
left, then nearly steps into full mount but is blocked. Cariaso
regains half-guard, almost gets full but can’t escape Formiga’s
active top control. Referee Kevin Mulhall pauses the action to
remove loose tape from Formiga’s glove, and then bafflingly
restarts the fighters standing up. Formiga lands an inside leg kick
and puts Cariaso on the fence before the end of the round.

Round 2
Formiga connects with a short punch and trips Cariaso to the canvas
almost instantly. The Brazilian moves straight into full mount, but
Cariaso regains half-guard. Formiga back to side control on
Cariaso’s right side, then gets stuffed back to half-guard. With
three minutes left in the round, Cariaso has his man in guard; 15
seconds later, da Silva is back in full mount. Formiga unloads with
a couple punches on top before being pushed out to guard once
again. Ref Mulhall stands them up with 1:45 left in the round and
Cariaso clips Formiga with a right hook before being shoved against
the fence. Formiga lets go and they’re back to feinting and pawing
with punches for the last 40 seconds. Cariaso lands a long left and
stuffs a shot, putting a knee on Formiga’s ribs before the end of
the frame.

Round 3
Cariaso nearly escapes an early single-leg attempt, but Formiga
runs him against the fence and finishes the takedown. The Brazilian
isn’t mounting anything in the way of offense as he holds Cariaso
on the cage, and ref Mulhall breaks them up with three minutes
remaining in the fight. Cariaso is connecting with sporadic punches
until da Silva puts him on the cage again with another single-leg.
Cariaso sinks a brabo choke with under two minutes left and drags
Formiga to the ground. Formiga twists out, but Cariaso is able to
stay on top and open up a cut on Formiga’s left eye with elbows.
Cariaso tries to pound out the Brazilian with elbows and punches,
most of which are blocked. Formiga gets to his feet just before the
horn and is met by a knee from Cariaso; this one is headed to the
scorecards.

Round 1
Lineker rips a left to the body and a right hand up top to back
Gashimov off. Gashimov tries to come forward with some punches of
his own and eats a massive right hand. Lineker pounces and tries to
keep the Russian on the floor, but Gashimov scrambles up. He eats a
knee from Lineker before the Brazilian puts him on the cage.
Gashimov shoves off and circles out, where Lineker begins stalking
again. Gashimov shoots in for a takedown and Lineker shoves him to
the ground with an underhook. Lineker works from Gashimov’s open
guard, postures up and grinds with elbows on top. Gashimov gets to
one knee, takes a knee to the body and escapes to his feet.
Gashimov still looks fresh as he bounces on his toes in front of
Lineker, though the Russian’s face is bearing the marks from
Lineker’s early offense. Another right hand connects for Lineker,
who’s still looking for the homerun shot. A left-right combo scores
for Lineker, who chases Gashimov around the perimeter. Gashimov
grabs the fence as he tries to resist a Lineker takedown, and
referee Mario Yamasaki is quick to deduct a point from
Gashimov.

Round 2
Lineker is back to stalking Gashimov early, moving the sambo
specialist around the outside. The left hand is scoring for Lineker
now, swiping across Gashimov’s face and leaving him stunned while
Lineker follows up with rights to the body. A body kick and a right
hand to the ribs put Gashimov down at the base of the fence, and
follow-up punches force referee Yamasaki to intervene at 1:07 of
the second round, giving John Lineker the stoppage victory.

Round 1
Hollett swings a wild overhand right as he tries to walk Maldonado
against the fence. Maldonado moves to the middle and blocks a pair
of punches from the Canadian, backing up. Hollett backs Maldonado
against the fence again and throws a spinning back-kick straight to
Maldonado’s cup. The Brazilian is laid out on the canvas in pain as
referee Leon Roberts pauses the action. Maldonado tells the ref
that he doesn’t want to see the doctor and gets to his feet. The
fight resumes after another minute, and now it’s Maldonado moving
Hollett around the outside. Hollett hits a double-leg in the middle
of the cage with three minutes left in the round and works to pass
Maldonado’s half-guard. Referee Roberts stands them up with about
two minutes left, a questionable decision considering Hollett’s top
position. Hollett puts Maldonado on the fence again, eating a
couple knees and punches to the body from the Brazilian as they
clinch. Roberts breaks them up again with a minute to go and
Hollett hits another takedown. Maldonado tries a guillotine, loses
it and finishes the round with Hollett on top, in half-guard.

Round 2
Maldonado moves Hollett toward the fence, only to get turned around
when Hollett begins peppering with punches. Hollett lands a knee to
the body now, then continues moving backward. He tries to grab a
low single-leg and Maldonado spins out. Maldonado pushes Hollett
against the cage and starts ripping shots to the body inside.
Maldonado keeps landing with uppercuts in the clinch and mixes in a
few elbows up top. Hollett turns him around, lands a body shot of
his own, but eats a hard combo from Maldonado. They move to the
other side of the cage, where Maldonado bullies Hollett on the
fence with uppercuts again. Hollett turns it around and Maldonado
escapes with a body shot. Hollett looks for a single-leg with one
minute left in the round. Maldonado puts his back on the fence and
defends the takedown, socking Hollett with short right hands and
mugging to the audience a bit. Maldonado is racking up the body
shots in the last half-minute, and he finishes the round waving
Hollett forward.

Round 3
Hollett changes levels on an incoming Maldonado and hits a
single-leg, but Maldonado pops right back up and puts Hollett’s
back on the fence. Maldonado instantly begins attacking the body
with uppercuts and hooks, punishing Hollett with a couple up top
before the Canadian manages to reverse the position. Maldonado
quickly gets back on the outside and goes back to blasting Hollett
with punches to the body and head. Maldonado is playing with his
food a bit now, letting Hollett stumble around the outside before
picking a spot to clinch and attack. More uppercuts rock the ribs
of an exhausted Hollett, who somehow spins around and escapes
Maldonado’s grasp. Hollett tries to throw some punches, a standing
elbow, but he’s way short. He leans Maldonado against the fence and
Maldonado loops punches around the back of Hollett’s head before
complaining to the ref of Hollett’s inactivity. Ref Roberts breaks
them up with 30 seconds left and Maldonado hits a takedown to
finish the fight on top.

Round 1
Santos blocks a quick high kick from Alcantara, who presses forward
in the southpaw stance. Alcantara leaps in and hits Santos with a
flying knee, but Santos presses the larger man against the fence.
Alcantara breaks free and walks Santos into the cage again,
attacking with kicks and punches. Santos creates some space and
stays out of range as Alcantara walks forward. Santos eats a body
kick and then drops under the force of a crushing left hand from
Alcantara. “Marajo” blasts his dazed opponent with precise punches
from the standing position and ref Kevin Mulhall moves in to wave
this one off. Iuri Alcantara gets the knockout win at 2:31 of the
first round.

Round 1
Prazeres throws low kicks outside and keeps his hands in front of
him, trying to fend off the larger Thiago. A double-leg attempt
winds up with Prazeres holding Thiago on the fence using an
underhook. Prazeres tries to toss Thiago to the ground, gets the
UFC vet to his knees and looks to take the back. Thiago thwarts it
and shoves Prazeres to the ground briefly. “Tractor” pops back up
and holds Thiago on the fence again until midway through the round
when referee Mario Yamasaki splits them up for inactivity. Prazeres
keeps working leg kicks and trying to stay on the outside of
Thiago’s punches. A couple jabs get through for Thiago, but
Prazeres is doing well to move out of the way. Prazeres ducks a
wide left hook and puts Thiago on the fence with underhooks for the
last 20 seconds.

Round 2
Thiago reaches Prazeres with a sweeping left hand, takes a kick to
the body. A follow-up punch has Prazeres on wobbly legs, then
falling down, and Thiago gives chase to take top position. Prazeres
explodes out and tries to clinch on the cage again, but Thiago
throws him to the floor and looks to work from the north-south
position. Prazeres gets up again, pushes Thiago to the fence and
now hits a takedown of his own while holding Thiago with a rear
waistlock. Prazeres fends off a throw attempt from Thiago, connects
with a hard left hand and puts Thiago on his seat at the base of
the fence. Prazeres can’t pass with Thiago sitting up against the
cage, but he’s able to hold Thiago on the ground. Prazeres tries a
loose headlock and Thiago bursts out, turns the corner to take top
position. Thiago closes out the round working for a mounted
crucifix.

Round 3
Prazeres is looking the more tired of the two as he walks on the
outside of Thiago’s punches and throws a few body kicks. Thiago
strings together a couple combinations, holds Prazeres on the fence
briefly. Prazeres gets loose and puts Thiago on the cage until
halfway through the round, when ref Yamasaki restarts them.
Prazeres is on the outside now, with Thiago nearer to the cage, and
it’s “Tractor” landing some hard left hands. Thiago gets to the
middle of the cage and whacks Prazeres with a Brazilian kick. They
clinch along the fence again and Prazeres gains the advantage, but
Thiago trips him to the ground with a quick move. Thiago moves to
full mount with 10 seconds left and tries to pound out Prazeres,
but time runs out.

Round 1
The southpaw Tibau pumps his jab in the face of the taller man,
then digs a left to the body of Cholish. A right body kick lands
for Cholish, but Tibau comes right back with a flurry of punches.
Tibau catches a body kick and shoves Cholish to the floor. Cholish
is quickly back up, eating an elbow as the lightweights separate.
Tibau catches another kick and forces Cholish to roll out before
he’s tripped down. Tibau dumps Cholish to the base of the fence
with a big double-leg at the 90-second mark. Cholish gets back up
and they resume moving around the outside, neither man landing any
big offense in the final minute. Tibau finishes the round leaning
Cholish on the fence.

Round 2
Not much action through the first minute of the middle frame, with
both lightweights feinting and looking for the range. They tie up
and it’s Tibau putting Cholish against the fence, but he can’t hold
the American there for long. Tibau catches a Cholish kick, can’t
take advantage. Cholish wings a wild punch and eats a big,
left-handed counter from Tibau that takes out Cholish’s legs. A
right straight from Tibau puts Cholish on his knees, shooting for a
desperation takedown, and Tibau takes advantage by pulling guard
with a guillotine. The first choke doesn’t stick, so Tibau adjusts
and tries again, this time forcing Cholish to submit almost
instantly. Gleison Tibau gets the win via submission at 2:34 of the
second round.

Round 1
The southpaw Trinaldo connects with a hard left straight in the
first 30 seconds of the bout. Another left finds its mark before
Rio changes levels and hits a takedown in the center of the cage.
Rio has a loose headlock in north-south, now with “Massaranduba” on
his knees, trying to drive forward. Rio hooks the leg of Trinaldo,
then lets go and tightens the guillotine. Trinaldo pops his head
loose but eats a pair of punches as he does. Now the Brazilian
takes the outside as the lightweights clinch on the fence. They
trade knees to the body, split and Massaranduba comes forward with
an uppercut to Rio’s ribs. Trinaldo uses a body-lock to drag Rio to
the ground, then starts framing up an arm-triangle choke from
half-guard on Rio’s right side. Trinaldo is still in half-guard,
posturing up, when Rio taps out at the 3:08 mark.

Round 1
Lentz puts Dias on the fence with a single-leg, then switches to an
underhook and tries to trip the Brazilian to the floor. Dias
defends, so Lentz backs out and the featherweights begin swinging
punches. Lentz taps Dias with a left and moves out of the pocket. A
three-piece combo comes together for the American as he explodes
forward. Dias defends another takedown try by widening his base
against the fence. Dias turns him around and works for a body-lock
takedown, finally gets it and is swept immediately. Lentz grabs
hold of Dias’ back and tries to sink his hooks, but Dias twists
around and takes Lentz’s back with a waist-lock. Lentz gets control
again and now looks to trip Dias down with head-and-arm control as
the round runs out.

Round 2
Dias comes out looking to stick his jab, clips Lentz with an
uppercut instead. Lentz shoots in and gets denied a takedown, but
he puts Dias down with a knee and jumps all over the Brazilian.
Lentz has his left hook in, tries to sink the other but can’t
secure the back of the seated Dias. Lentz takes top position now,
grinding with elbows from half-guard on Dias’ left side. Dias tries
to post and escape with his left arm, so Lentz goes after a kimura
on the right. Lentz can’t hold on to the arm as Dias gets to his
feet, but “The Carny” is able to hold Dias on the cage as soon as
they stand. Under two minutes left in the round now and Lentz
sweeps the leg of Dias, then gets his left hook in again. Dias
stands and gets put on his back, where Lentz grinds for a moment
before standing and looking to pass. Dias pops Lentz with an
upkick, so Lentz comes back down and takes full mount with 30
seconds to go. Dias blocks Lentz’s short punches from on top, but
it’s Lentz who finishes the round on top.

Round 3
Dias opens the round with two or three good right hands to the
temple of Lentz, who is suddenly on the defensive, staggering
around as Dias tries to knock him out. Lentz gets in on a
single-leg and holds Dias on the fence. Dias breaks out and tags
Lentz with a couple more punches before taking the outside position
himself. Dias goes for a takedown, so Lentz counters with a
guillotine. Dias frees his head with 3:20 left in the fight and
frames up an arm-triangle choke. Dias is still in half-guard,
squeezing the choke, but Lentz won’t tap. Lentz gets his arm in to
free up some space and releases himself from the arm-triangle. Dias
stays on top despite a near-sweep from Lentz, and now the Brazilian
shoves Lentz back to the ground with 1:40 on the clock. Dias needs
a finish here, but Lentz is doing well to wrap up on the bottom,
holding Dias in a kimura before pushing away and scrambling back to
his feet. Dias scores with a right hand, then a three-punch combo,
but Lentz comes back with a right hand before pressing Dias against
the fence one last time.

Round 1
Referee Leon Roberts begins the action. Both men are tentative to
start as they gauge distance, but Zeferino soon connects with a
wild overhand right that wobbles “Sapo.” Nothing comes of it,
however, though Zeferino soon slaps his expat countryman across the
mouth with a lead-leg high kick. Zeferino charges forward with wide
hooks. Natal tries a trip, but Zeferino reverses and ends up on
top. Natal looks for a heel hook, and Zeferino returns the favor,
but neither middleweight can secure the hold. Zeferino rolls to his
side in search of an Achilles lock, but Natal defends and pounds
away at his man’s bicep with heel strikes. Zeferino tries another
inside heel hook in vain, but Roberts stands them up just before
the round expires.

Round 2
Natal swaps stances to begin round two but eats a leg kick when he
returns to orthodox, followed by an overhand right. Zeferino scores
with a liver kick and nearly secures a double-leg takedown before
“Sapo” sprawls out and stands. Natal moves forward and rips a low
kick. A fatigued Zeferino dives on another shot midway through the
frame, but Natal once again sprawls and stands, urging “The
Brazilian Samurai” to join him on their feet. Zeferino responds by
landing a left hook and a right straight, but neither blow hurts
his foe. Natal whiffs on a spinning backfist, but Zeferino cannot
capitalize, instead flopping to his back. Natal follows him into
his guard and works some minor ground-and-pound for the final 30
seconds of round two.

Round 3
The Brazilians hug to start round three, which draws a mixed
reaction from the crowd. Zeferino overextends on a low kick attempt
and exposes his back. Natal grabs a waist lock briefly but releases
his grip. Natal lands a low kick, and the UFC debutant continues to
throw a looping overhand right. “Sapo” tries a standing sidekick,
but Zeferino sidesteps it and grabs a waist lock of his own, only
to see Natal pivot away and score a takedown. Natal chips away with
punches and elbows from guard before passing to side control and
then mount. Zeferino rolls to his stomach and then returns to his
back. Natal rides him the whole way and finishes the fight in back
control.

Round 1
Dunham probes with long punches, moving dos Anjos toward the
outside. The Brazilian looks to stick his right hand as the
southpaws throw in the center of the cage. Dunham catches a kick
and clips with a right hand down the middle. Dunham lands a
right-hand counter as the lightweights duck into the pocket; dos
Anjos moves back to the outside, rips a right to the body behind a
leg kick. Dunham pumps his jab now, but dos Anjos comes through it
to land a one-two. Dos Anjos goes to the body, answered by a knee
from Dunham in the clinch. Dos Anjos gets tossed to the ground and
Dunham comes down to work from his man’s closed guard with 90
seconds left. Dos Anjos sneaks his legs up, looking for a triangle
or an armbar, but Dunham stays safe on top and dos Anjos closes his
guard again. Ref Kevin Mulhall stands them up with 15 seconds left
and time runs out in the next exchange.

Round 2
Dos Anjos gets inside to hold Dunham on the fence with a
single-leg, then releases and clubs the American with a right hand
on the split. Dunham pushes forward behind long punches, keeps
coming and pops dos Anjos with a combo. Dos Anjos tries to go high
and has a head kick blocked. Midway through the fight and it’s
Dunham coming forward, throwing two-pieces and flashing a high kick
which misses. Dos Anjos shoots, gets stuffed and settles for
pressing Dunham against the cage. Dunham turns him around and
splits with just under two minutes to go. Dos Anjos is sporting a
cut on the outside of his right eye when they disengage. Both men
snipe with jabs and dos Anjos throws a hard overhand which Dunham
slips. Good counters from Dunham as dos Anjos swings for the fences
with overhands and uppercuts. Dos Anjos connects with some outside
leg kicks and a body shot, but Dunham gets him to the ground before
the horn.

Round 3
Dos Anjos is aggressive with punches at the start of the final
round, but Dunham grabs hold of a leg and puts the Brazilian on the
fence. They exchange positions until Dunham gets the outside and
disengages. Dos Anjos thuds a kick to Dunham’s body, then goes
inside on the legs. Another kick lands heavy to the left side of
Dunham’s body. Dunham comes in behind his jab and hits dos Anjos
with a left. Ninety seconds left and dos Anjos lands a left before
both men connect with jabs. Dunham goes for a single-leg and has to
dodge a guillotine. Dos Anjos gets an overhook, then grabs the Thai
plum and lands a knee before Dunham can get out. Dunham catches dos
Anjos leaning after a punch and tries on a headlock. Dos Anjos
pulls right out and moves backward, but still throwing, both men
swinging for the fences in the final seconds.

Round 1
The southpaw Camozzi takes the outside while Jacare stalks from the
center. The jiu-jitsu ace pops Camozzi with an overhand right and
puts him on the fence. Camozzi stifles a throw attempt and turns
Souza around, but Jacare creates space and slugs Camozzi with a
right before shoving him to the ground. Camozzi grips the hand of
Souza, trying to fend off the Brazilian’s dangerous top game. Souza
looks for a crucifix, can’t get it and settles for slugging Camozzi
with body blows from guard. Jacare passes to side control on
Camozzi’s left after a brief struggle and catches Camozzi in an
omoplata. Camozzi rolls through, his arm still trapped, and gives
up side control. Jacare steps into full mount, then hops off to the
right with an arm-triangle choke cinched up. Camozzi doesn’t even
have a chance to tap, and referee Mario Yamasaki is soon prying
Souza off the unconscious American. Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza wins his
UFC debut via technical submission at 3:37 of round one.

Round 1
Leon Roberts is the referee for tonight’s middleweight main event,
with judges Guilherme Bravo, Douglas Crosby and Howard Hughes
scoring at cageside. Rockhold inches forward on the UFC vet, both
men in the southpaw stance. The Strikeforce import slips and falls
on a high kick attempt, but he’s back on his feet before Belfort
can capitalize on the mistake. Belfort whips around with a spinning
kick that comes up short. A single-leg shot from Belfort is
sprawled on, and Belfort gives chase with punches before pressing
Rockhold against the fence. Belfort rushes in with punches and gets
the matador treatment from the AKA product. Midway through the
opening round, Belfort wheels around with another spinning kick,
and this time his foot catches Rockhold flush on the side of the
head. Rockhold hits the ground in a daze and Belfort turns out his
lights with a barrage of heavy punches from guard, forcing ref
Roberts into action. Vitor Belfort wins via knockout at 2:32 of the
first round.